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Foreword \ Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General
Preface \ Richard Samans, Managing Director, World Economic Forum
Preface \ Margaret Catley-Carlson, Patron, Global Water Partnership, Canada; Vice-Chair, World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on Water Security
Introduction: The Water-Energy-Food-Climate Nexus: A Facts and Figures Overview
Chapter 1. Agriculture
Background
Trends
Forecast
Implications
The Way Forward
Perspectives
-Responding to the Increase in Land and Water Demand to Guarantee Future Food Security \ Pasquale Steduto
-Water Scarcity: Agriculture Provides Solutions \ Juan Gonzalez-Valero and Peleg Chevion
-Improving Water, Food, and Climate Security: A Novel Approach to Direct Seeding of Rice \ Daniel Bena
-Farmers Facing the Water Challenge \ Ajay Vashee
-Water Challenges in the Arabian Gulf \ Sir Mohammad Jaafar
-The High Cost of Priceless Water and Oman's Ancient Alternative \ Peter Brabeck-Letmathe
Chapter 2. Energy
Background
Trends
Forecast
Implications
The Way Forward
Perspectives
-Water and Energy: New Thinking \ Peter Gleick
-Burning Up Food as Fuel: The Role of Water \ Peter Brabeck-Letmathe
-Choke Point: The Collision between Water and Energy \ J. Carl Ganter
-Solutions from the Sea \ The Down Chemical Company
Chapter 3. Trade
Background
Trends
Forecast
Implications
The Way Forward
Perspectives
-The Water-Trade Nexus \ James Bacchus
-The Risks and Rewards of Water in Trade \ Stuart Orr and Guy Pegram
-Interlocking Crises of Water Scarcity: How Trade Can Make a Difference \ Herbert Oberhänsli
-Soft Approaches to Sustainable Intensification for Water Security \ Tony Allan
Chapter 4. National Security
Background
Trends
Forecast
Implications
The Way Forward
Perspectives
-Trans-boundary Waters and Geopolitics by 2025 \ Claudia Sadoff
-Hydro-solidarity as a National Security Foundation \ Patricia Wouters
-Water in the Arabian Gulf: How to Tell the Story? \ Francis Matthew
-Land: A Question of Increasing Strategic Importance in Search of Better-Informed Answers \ Ralph Ashton
-The Water–National Security Nexus: The Case of Pakistan \ John Briscoe
Chapter 5. Cities
Background
Trends
Forecast
Implications
The Way Forward
Perspectives
-A Socioeconomic Breakdown \ Arjun Thapan
-Fatal Flooding in Modern Cities \ Richard Harpin
-Creating a Wastewater Revolution in Asian Cities: The Concept of Cascading Use \ Margaret Catley-Carlson
-Social Enterprise Solution for Water and Sanitation Facilities in Kenya's Slums \ David Kuria
-Urban Water Supply Security and Desalination \ Craig Fenton
Chapter 6. People
Background
Trends
Forecast
Implications
The Way Forward
Perspectives
-The Water Crisis Is Now \ Barbara Frost
-Water for People: The Capacity Constraint of Governments Hinders Action \ Ajit Gulabchand
-Free Access to the Water Nexus \ Thabo Makgoba
-SaniShop: Transforming the Sanitation Crisis into a Massive Business Opportunity for All \ Jack Sim
Chapter 7. Business
Background
Trends
Forecast
Implications
The Way Forward
Perspectives
-Global Water Tool \ World Business Council for Sustainable Development
-Water in the Value Chain \ Graham Mackay
-Water Resource Management and Sustainability \ Jeff Seabright
-Appendix: A Snapshot of Business Water Leadership
Chapter 8. Finance
Background
Trends
Forecast
Implications
The Way Forward
Perspectives
-Financing Water \ Usha Rao-Monari
-Meeting the Water Challenge \ Alex Barrett
-Water, Agriculture, and the Pricing of Sustenance \ Stuart Orr and Guy Pegram
-Property Rights to Water for All \ David Zetland
-An Example of Local-Level Water Market Innovation in Sonoma, California \ James G. Workman
Chapter 9. Climate
Background
Trends
Forecast
Implications
The Way Forward
Perspectives
-Glaciers, Water Security, and Asia's Rivers \ Orville Schell
-Combining the What and How of Building Climate Resilience: Water Ecosystems and Infrastructure \ mark Smith
Chapter 10. New Economic Frameworks for Decision-Making
Background
Step 1: Identifying the Demand and Supply Gap through 2030
Step 2: How Can the Gaps between Supply and Demand Be Closed?
Step 3: What Technical Options for Supply and Water Productivity Exist to Close the "Water Gap"?
Implications
The Way Forward: A Fact-Based Analysis as a Platform for Action
Perspectives
-The Work of the Water Resources Group \ Herbert Oberhänsli
-Water Portfolio management \ Lee A. McIntire
-A "Cloud-to-Coast" Decision Framework \ Michael Norton
-An Integrated Sustainability Index for Effective Water Policy \ Rabi H. Mohtar
- Water Skin: A Global Multi-scale River Basin Decision-Support Framework for Collaborative Water Resource and Risk Management from the Planetary Skin Institute \ Juan Carlos Castilla-Rubio
Chapter 11. Innovative Water Partnerships
Background
The Regional Platforms and Networks
An Evolving Process
The Way Forward
Conclusion
A Viewpoint from Jordan \ Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation of Jordan
So, How Will This Initiative Work?
Acknowledgments